2014-3
Acid News
Air pollution still harms ecosystems
While acidification has been greatly reduced since its peak in 1980, emissions of nitrogen-containing air pollutants continue to damage more than half of sensitive ecosystems.
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Editorial: Protect people and nature from air pollution
Since their peak around thirty years ago, emissions of air pollutants in Europe have come down significantly. Tougher emission standards for industry and road vehicles have resulted in less polluting power plants and cars.
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Continued succes for renewables
Denmark got 41 per cent of its power from the wind in the first six months of 2014. Renewables are advancing all over Europe.
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Further SO2 cuts give greater health benefits
Air pollution legislation to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) has effectively reduced rates of premature deaths, new research suggests, and additional reductions would lead to even further public health benefits.
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High diesel NOx emissions prevail
A study by Dutch consultancy TNO has found that in spite of facing a tighter NOx emissions limit of 80 mg/km, diesel-driven Euro 6 vehicles emitted around 500 mg/km in real-world driving circumstances, which means they are approximately equal to Euro 4 and Euro 5 vehicles.
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Cracks found close to Norwegian CCS operation
An EU-funded project called ECO2 has investigated the influence of CO2 seeping from the Norweigan CCS project by the Sleipner gas field in the North Sea.
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Norway invests in Dutch CCS
The Norwegian government cancelled its national CCS project in Mongstad in 2013 because of spiralling cost estimates for setting up a full-scale CCS plant. Instead, it will invest 14 million euro in a CCS demonstration project in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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Vattenfall to co-operate on Canadian CCS
Vattenfall has stopped its CCS research in Europe, including Schwarze Pumpe CCS. The company has instead taken some first steps to cooperate with SASK Power in Canada and its Boundary Dam Power Station CCS project.
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Beijing shuts down big coal-fired power plant
Beijing has closed the first of four large coal-fired power plants set to be decommissioned as part of the city’s efforts to cut smog-forming air pollution. Beijing’s three remaining coal-fired power plants are all to be closed by the end of 2016.
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China bans dirtiest coal types
China, which depends on coal for about 65 per cent of its energy, will ban sales and imports of coal with high contents of ash or sulphur in a move to promote cleaner types of the fuel and improve the nation’s air quality.
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